Russell Investments Group Ltd. Buys Shares of 31,980 Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL (NYSE:ELP)

Russell Investments Group Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL (NYSE:ELP - Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 31,980 shares of the utilities provider's stock, valued at approximately $190,000.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Jane Street Group LLC grew its holdings in shares of Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL by 456.9% during the third quarter. Jane Street Group LLC now owns 209,228 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $1,557,000 after purchasing an additional 171,658 shares during the last quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC raised its stake in shares of Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL by 18.3% during the fourth quarter. Ballentine Partners LLC now owns 20,268 shares of the utilities provider's stock valued at $120,000 after acquiring an additional 3,140 shares during the last quarter. Blue Trust Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL by 80.8% during the fourth quarter. Blue Trust Inc. now owns 53,333 shares of the utilities provider's stock worth $316,000 after purchasing an additional 23,830 shares during the period. R Squared Ltd bought a new stake in shares of Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL in the fourth quarter worth $31,000. Finally, First Affirmative Financial Network acquired a new stake in Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL in the fourth quarter valued at $64,000. Institutional investors own 3.80% of the company's stock.

Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL Trading Down 0.3 %

ELP stock traded down $0.03 during trading on Thursday, hitting $8.09. The company had a trading volume of 11,509 shares, compared to its average volume of 246,875. The company has a current ratio of 1.45, a quick ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.51. Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL has a one year low of $5.72 and a one year high of $8.32. The business has a 50-day moving average of $7.31 and a 200-day moving average of $6.77. The stock has a market cap of $4.43 billion, a PE ratio of 47.56 and a beta of 0.71.

Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL (NYSE:ELP - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Friday, February 28th. The utilities provider reported $0.03 earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.26 by ($0.23). Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL had a return on equity of 11.88% and a net margin of 14.20%. The firm had revenue of $1.03 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $657.55 million. Research analysts predict that Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL will post 0.12 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

About Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL

Companhia Paranaense de Energia - COPEL engages in the generation, transformation, distribution, and sale of electricity to industrial, residential, commercial, rural, and other customers in Brazil. The company operates through Power Generation and Transmission, Power Distribution, Power Sale, and Gas segments.